Granola

Privacy-first AI notepad that enhances the notes you already type — no meeting bot, no recording announcement.

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About Granola

Granola is the bot-free AI meeting notepad loved by founders and product teams. Instead of a visible bot joining your call, Granola listens via your device’s audio, transcribes in real time using Deepgram and AssemblyAI, and enhances the notes you type yourself with AI-generated summaries powered by GPT-4o and Claude. Independent benchmarks show 90–92% transcription accuracy. New in 2026: phone-call recording on iOS, Spaces team workspaces, and a personal API on Business and Enterprise.

Key Features

Bot-free recording — no announcement to attendees
90–92% transcription accuracy via Deepgram + AssemblyAI
AI summaries powered by GPT-4o and Claude
Spaces: team workspaces with granular access controls
Personal API on Business and Enterprise
iOS app records on-the-go and transcribes phone calls (2026)
Integrations with Slack, Notion, HubSpot, Salesforce, Asana, Zapier
Privacy-first: opt out of training, residency controls

Use Cases

Take meeting notes that AI cleans up after the call
Avoid the awkwardness of a bot in customer or candidate calls
Capture phone calls on iOS for sales follow-up
Push enhanced notes into Notion, Slack, and HubSpot
Build team Spaces for shared meeting libraries
Use the personal API to feed meetings into custom workflows

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • No visible bot — best UX for sensitive customer calls
  • Top-tier transcription accuracy
  • Beautiful, fast desktop and iOS apps
  • Strong CRM and knowledge-tool integrations

Cons

  • Free plan capped at 25 lifetime meetings
  • Premium tiers at $14–$35/user/mo
  • Mac-first historically — Windows experience newer
  • Less mature analytics vs Read AI